Amal Movement

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The Amal Movement is a Lebanese Shia political party and militia that emerged in the 1970s and became a major armed and political force in Lebanon, particularly during and after the Lebanese Civil War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Amal Movement canonical 13
Amal–Palestinian conflict 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shia political organization
militia
political party
activeDuring Lebanese Civil War
alliedWith Hezbollah
Syria
armedStatus retained weapons after Lebanese Civil War to some extent
associatedWithOffice Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon
country Lebanon
currentLeader Nabih Berri
flagColor green
flagSymbol stylized Arabic word Amal
focusesOn Shia communal rights in Lebanon
political representation of Shia in Lebanon
foundedAs Lebanese Communist Party
surface form: Afwaj al-Muqawama al-Lubnaniyya
foundedBy Hussein el-Husseini
Musa al-Sadr
foundedInDecade 1970s
hasArmedWing Amal militia
hasWing military wing
political wing
ideology Lebanese nationalism
Shia Islamism
leaderTitle President of the Amal Movement
memberOf March 8 Alliance
nameLanguage Arabic
nameMeaning Hope
notableEvent disappearance of founder Musa al-Sadr in Libya in 1978
notableLeader Hussein el-Husseini
Musa al-Sadr
Nabih Berri
operatesIn Lebanese political system
opposedGroup Palestine Liberation Organization
Sunni militias during Lebanese Civil War
participatedInConflict Lebanese Civil War
War of the Camps
participatesIn Lebanese parliamentary politics
politicalPosition Shia communal party
center to center-right on Lebanese spectrum
primaryAreaOfActivity Beirut
Beqaa Valley
southern Lebanon
surface form: South Lebanon
primarySupportBase Lebanese Shia community
recognizedBy Lebanon
surface form: Lebanese state
region Middle East
religiousOrientation Shia Islam
representedIn Government of Lebanon
surface form: Lebanese government cabinets

Lebanese Parliament
surface form: Parliament of Lebanon
successorOf Movement of the Deprived

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lebanese Civil War hasParticipant Amal Movement
Hezbollah alliedWith Amal Movement
1982 Lebanon War involvedParty Amal Movement
southern Lebanon politicallyInfluencedBy Amal Movement
subject surface form: Southern Lebanon
Cedar Revolution opposedBy Amal Movement
South Lebanon Army opposedTo Amal Movement
War of the Camps mainBelligerent Amal Movement
War of the Camps conflict Amal Movement
this entity surface form: Amal–Palestinian conflict
March 8 Alliance dominantMember Amal Movement
March 8 Alliance member Amal Movement
March 8 Alliance alliedWith Amal Movement
Jabal Amel associatedWith Amal Movement